What are you reading?

[dante1963]

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I thought that one was great! Really well-written.

 

[dante1963]

 

[Eoraptor1]

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. Sheesh, what a crazy book.

BRUTAL book. I found this much more disturbing than The Road, or No Country for Old Men. The final scene is one of the biggest WTF moments in all my reading.



JAMES

ADDENDUM: When I first saw Baron Harkonnen in Denis Villenueve's Dune, I thought of Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now. At present, he reminds me at least as much of Judge Holden from Blood Meridian; not just in appearance, but in overall outlook.

 

[photoweborama]

This thread!

 

[circles]

Forster in his 1909 story “The Machine Stops,” in which he imagined a future where people live underground in isolated cells, never seeing one another and communicating only by audio and visual devices. In this world, original thought and direct observation are discouraged—“Beware of first-hand ideas!” people are told. (Hmm... 1909 or 2023?)

 

[Wulfrik]

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I’m picking my way through Gwyn Jones’ Viking’s book a little bit at a time. Neil Price’s book is next on the list I was given for Norse history.

BRUTAL book. I found this much more disturbing than The Road, or No Country for Old Men. The final scene is one of the biggest WTF moments in all my reading.



JAMES

ADDENDUM: When I first saw Baron Harkonnen in Denis Villenueve's Dune, I thought of Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now. At present, he reminds me at least as much of Judge Holden from Blood Meridian; not just in appearance, but in overall outlook.

I just read that last chapter yesterday… quite agree… still trying to decide what I think is alluded to have happened, and what the judge really, actually is.

I think the book actually warrants a re-read now that the shocking parts won’t be so unexpected and, well, shocking. I was reeling a bit too much from certain scenes — juxtaposed as they are with some of the most poetic and descriptive scene-setting that I’ve ever encountered— that I think I’ve missed threads of the story.

The crazy thing was, after all of the carnage, the part with the bear and the little girl near the end really upset me before that ending span me upside-down.

That book was the wildest literary ride I’ve ever been on. I don’t actually know if I recommend it… I think I do. Not one for sensitive folks… but oh my what a writer he is!

 

[circles]

Ummm...
Thinking a miniseries, if that's even a word any more...like Mandalorian or something on one of the streaming services.
But who?
Netflix is hemorrhaging money, Amazon would have difficulty understanding it, HBO just joined up with Warner or something, which leaves Apple, Showtime/Hulu, or Paramount (which I think would be a terrible mistake for Wells)...

My bet, Apple. Unfortunately.

But yes, once the writers are being treated fairly I also think this will be put on screen.


It's very good.
I relied on several of these works while pursuing another degree.
If interested, I can rattle off a bunch more titles you might find equally fascinating.

Yes, miniseries would be better now that you mention it. Allow bit more character exploration, with the cool action sequences.

One major challenge (and great thing) about this series is that it's first person driven, which is difficult to translate into cinema. Lots of interesting interior dialogue will probably be lost along the way.

 

[PCollen]

I'm currently re-reading Half Asleep In Frog Pajamas. Tom Robbins is the only author I know whom I like every one of his novels (not really his ancillary books). Every sentence is like eating chocolate. Yum.

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I'm reading Strat-Talk forums at present....

 

[rolandson]

Yes, miniseries would be better now that you mention it. Allow bit more character exploration, with the cool action sequences.

One major challenge (and great thing) about this series is that it's first person driven, which is difficult to translate into cinema. Lots of interesting interior dialogue will probably be lost along the way.

You make a salient point.
But then, that's why screenwriters make the .... wait....scratch that....

That's why screenwriters are worth their weight precious metals.

Yes, that's more better.

Good ones take a story and make it watchable. Great ones take a mediocre story and do the same. Bad ones make you want to eat glass.

 

[lbpesq]

I seem to be on a music biography kick lately. Currently, I am reading "God Save the Kinks: A Biography". I'm about half-way through. Good book. Next in the queue is "There But For Fortune. The Life of Phil Ochs".

Bill, tgo

 

[Otisblove]

 

[Sixstringer107]

I think the last book I read was The Doomsday Conspiracy by Sidney Sheldon.

 

[bobframe]

I thought that one was great! Really well-written.

Agreed. I flew through it. Loved the way the author brought us along the parallel paths forged by Les and Leo.

 

[rolandson]

Just finished the last in the Murderbot Diaries series. Very good. I predict a movie.

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Damn it. I've run out of Muderbot. I was enjoying the flow.

Double damn it...
I just looked at what I spent on what was effectively a long novel (split into 6.5 novellas) all because I was too impatient to wait for them to come available on my library site.

Poop.
Spouse will be most displeased.

(I'm trying to reactivate my SPL Quest Card from...28 years ago for ebooks. They aren't being cooperative the jerks. What's their problem? I used to live there. I'd move back if spouse would let me...so unfair.)

 

[circles]

I just gave up for the second time on Neuromancer. Just can't slog through it. Movin' on.

 

[Jerseystratfiend]

 

[Eligius1976]

Whiteout from Ken Follett

 

[WEHJR68]

Currently on this...

 

[johann90]

Book about British isles from perspective of Expat after he got his british citizenship

Really hilarious

 

[Eoraptor1]

I’m picking my way through Gwyn Jones’ Viking’s book a little bit at a time. Neil Price’s book is next on the list I was given for Norse history.


I just read that last chapter yesterday… quite agree… still trying to decide what I think is alluded to have happened, and what the judge really, actually is.

I think the book actually warrants a re-read now that the shocking parts won’t be so unexpected and, well, shocking. I was reeling a bit too much from certain scenes — juxtaposed as they are with some of the most poetic and descriptive scene-setting that I’ve ever encountered— that I think I’ve missed threads of the story.

The crazy thing was, after all of the carnage, the part with the bear and the little girl near the end really upset me before that ending span me upside-down.

That book was the wildest literary ride I’ve ever been on. I don’t actually know if I recommend it… I think I do. Not one for sensitive folks… but oh my what a writer he is!

I just found this little piece of supposition on YouTube. I personally don't believe McCarthy meant the nature of the Judge to be quantified, but this was interesting. Enjoy.



JAMES